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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 8400 titles. HEIMSKRINGLA primarily consists of eddic texts, sagas, and scaldic poetry, secondarily of background material and sources related to Sami, Finnish, and Greenlandic culture. HEIMSKRINGLA is based on the belief that these texts – as part of our common cultural heritage – should be freely accessible to everyone.		SHOP
WE PRESENT: digitalized Myter og sagn fra Grønland I-III By Knud Rasmussen, 1921-25 In our study of Inuit religion and mythology, HEIMSKRINGLA is now able to present a digitised and searchable version of the unabridged edition of Knud Rasmussen's three-volume work Myter og sagn fra Grønland. Knud Rasmussen was neither the only nor the first to collect myths and legends in Greenland, but his collection is the most significant — not only because it is the largest (spanning approximately 1,000 standard pages) but also due to his unique qualifications, including his mastery of the Greenlandic language. – The legends are the primary source of Greenlandic views on life, religion, and nature, offering insight into their imagination, humor, and resilience under the most extreme of living conditions.	WE PRESENT: on print Den ældre Eddas gudesange By Karl Gjellerup, 1895/2025 The Poetic Edda, along with Snorri's Edda, serves as the main source of our knowledge of Norse mythology and is therefore essential for understanding the religious mindset of pre-Christian Scandinavia. It is divided into two parts: one dedicated to poems about the gods and another to heroic lays. Karl Gjellerup’s translation includes only the former. What sets this edition apart is its rich illustration and decoration by Lorenz Frølich, one of the foremost artists and illustrators of his time. In his translation, Gjellerup rearranges parts of the material, and the individual stanzas follow a strict and consistent metrical pattern. Order here:
Recent texts Hellig Margretes skrinlæggelse (Danish; Hans Olrik, 1894) Dommedagsprædiken (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen 2025) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Oldgermaniske Vandringssagn (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Drabet på Símujôq og Pilákân (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Ikâsagdivaq (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Qernertivardik (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Misartaqs endeligt (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Igditalik og Nôrsîn (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Grækernes og Romernes Efterretninger om Norden (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Mitsivarniángas beretning om sit besøg ved Akínâtsân (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Akínâtsân (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Sivtsingaleq (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Sûnâjik (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) De hellige uskyldige (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Nunakitseq, boplads ved Kulusuk (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Umîvik (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Ingmíkêrteq, boplads på en ø inde i Angmagssalikfjorden (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Germanernes ældste Hjem og Omgivelser. Kelter, Skyther, Tsehuder (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Nordmændene og den germaniske Stamme (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Kingítâjik, boplads på den anden side Kûngmîn (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Nunakitseq, boplads ved Sermiligâq (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Sommermisfangst og »den store hungersnød« (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Storfangst (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Saga fra det 19. århundrede (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Dommedagsprædiken (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025)    Previous    New texts	Special features Source Index: - Did you find your text? Heimskringla Reprint: Wide selection of rare books at an affordable price. Forfatterindex: Searching by author, translator and/or publisher. Temasider: - Explore selected themes. Index of skalds: Who were they? Language learning: Learn Old Norse E-Library: Links to some 400 books - all available online. Gallery: Visit Heimskringla's gallery of historical sites etc. Archive of maps: Maps of important saga places. Biographical Index: Briefly on manuscript collectors, scholars, and authors who have had an influence on the conservation, publication and interpretation of Old Norse source material.
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